Friday Links, 21 September 2007
Why you should write things down. I especially like this one, which resonates with something I’ve said before—that better writing leads to better thinking:
Clearer thinking. You can’t hold that many thoughts in your head at once. If you want to solve a problem it can be helpful to write down you thoughts, facts and feelings about it. Then you don’t have to worry your mind about remembering, you can instead use it to think more clearly. Having it all written down gives you an overview and makes it easier to find new connections that can help you solve the problem.10 Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking. Creativity is not thinking outside the box; it’s forgetting all about the box.
Wayne Schiess has been writing a series called Legal writing isn’t what it should be. There are several reasons for the situation Wayne describes; for example:
When you are in law school, you read lots and lots of judicial opinions. These judicial opinions were not chosen for their writing style; they were chosen for their content. Once you begin practicing law, you continue to read judicial opinions. After all, this is a common-a law nation, and the rule of precedent requires you to research and read judicial opinions to answer many legal questions.
But many judicial opinions are poorly written, and most are mediocre at best. One commentator has said that lawyers, in their reading, are exposed to “the largest body of poorly written literature ever created by the human race.”He’s up to number 4, and they’re all good. I can’t pick just one to link to, so head on over and read them all.
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 at 07:22AM
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Hi,
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Thanks for the pointer, Jacki!